Bladed swim jig

[HawkeyeSmallie]

Anyone throw a bladed swim jig around?

 

I love throwing a swim jig and I was thinking about buying some underspins this week.

 

Then I see they make basically a combination of both.

 

Any luck with them?

[lettuceBEEcereal]

The Megabass ones are nice but they have wildly varying durability as far as the blade staying attached goes. 1st Gen has similar durability issues and is more like a finesse spinnerbait than a swim jig.

 

I've seen Chinese ones on amazon/aliexpress but the colors aren't as good and I'm sure the durability is similar or worse, so I haven't tried them.

[Rockhopper]

https://www.warbaits.com/shop/warblade/7?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc

 

These are not bad.  You can also just get a blade to slip over the hook as a trailer.

[looking45]

I’m not a fan of swim jigs. Underspins catch a lot of fish for me. My friends and I use Keitech swim baits on them. Prices vary, remember the more expensive ones are using better quality components. I’ve tried cheap ones where I had to swap out the cheap swivel because the blade had a hard time turning. 

[camman]

2 hours ago, Rockhopper said:

https://www.warbaits.com/shop/warblade/7?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc

 

These are not bad.  You can also just get a blade to slip over the hook as a trailer.

I’ve fished these style of baits with the blade at the back of the jig.  I’ve found my hook up ratio is pretty bad and have stopped using them.

[TNBankFishing]

5 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Anyone throw a bladed swim jig around?

 

I love throwing a swim jig and I was thinking about buying some underspins this week.

 

Then I see they make basically a combination of both.

 

Any luck with them?

They work well for me on lakes that have bait balls. If you see a lot of bluegills and single bait fish running around bladed swim jigs aren’t the juice. If you buy the megabass ones off jdm sites they range from 4-5 bucks and at that price I don’t care if they only last half a dozen fish. 
 

[wvhunt]

2 hours ago, camman said:

I’ve fished these style of baits with the blade at the back of the jig.  I’ve found my hook up ratio is pretty bad and have stopped using them.

That was my first thought when I saw them.

[casts_by_fly]

The purpose of a swim jig is to present a fish profile in thicker cover and not get hung up because of the shape of the head. You come through clean because of the sleek profile. Adding a blade either on the front or back is going to kill the sleekness. You’re going to catch grass. In that. Are just throw a bladed jig or a bladed under spin. 

[GReb]

If you’re fishing cover too thick for a spinnerbait or chatterbait, a blade on the back of a swim jig isn’t going to do anything beneficial. 
 

If you want to add something extra to a swim jig to attract a bass’ attention attach a rattle pack on it. 

[Pat Brown]

I definitely like the profile of a small swim jig with a small Willow blade attached to the hook and I'm definitely going to give it a try this winter!

[HawkeyeSmallie]

19 hours ago, lettuceBEEcereal said:

The Megabass ones are nice but they have wildly varying durability as far as the blade staying attached goes.

 

That's actually the one I saw that got me thinking about them.

 

Long story short, I'm not pulling the trigger on them as my wife isn't happy with my jerkbait order I placed last night.